Overview of Prefixes and Suffixes

Prefixes and Suffixes

A prefix is a group of letters that comes at the BEGINNING of a word and changes its meaning.

• Pre-: Before (examples: preorder, preview)

• Re-: To do again (examples: reuse, rebuild)

• Un-: To not be (examples: unlike, unable)

• Ex-: Out of or away from (examples: exhale, external)

• Dis-: not, opposite (examples: disrespect, disorder)

• Mis-: bad, wrong (examples: misplace, mistreat)

• Non-: not (examples: nonfiction, nonverbal)

Multiple Choice

The crook was dishonest when he said he didn't take the diamonds. DISHONEST means...

• not happy

• not usual

• not honest

• not finished

Multiple Choice

Mr. Berkley's class did not understand place value, so he has to reteach it. RETEACH means...

• use again

• teach again

• find again

• go again

Multiple Choice

If you turn in an incomplete assignment, you will receive a 0 on it. INCOMPLETE means...

• not complete

• not able

• not focused

• not clean

A suffix is a group of letters that comes at the END of a word and changes its meaning.

• -ly: turns a word into an ADVERB, a word that describes an action (examples: quietly, easily)

• -ful: to have a lot of something (examples: hateful, hopeful)

• -less: to have little or none of something (examples: painless, restless)

• -able: having the ability or quality of something (examples: comfortable, portable)

Multiple Choice

Having studied the night before, Bhquickly answered the questions on the test with ease. QUICKLY means...

• in a large manner

• in a slow manner

• in an angry manner

• in a quick manner

Multiple Choice

Even though she is very strong in reading, Elijah was very doubtful about his ability to read the 366-page book. DOUBTFUL means...

• full of fear

• full of doubt

• full of hope

• full of food

Multiple Choice

Xavier pulled the hood over his head, laid his head down, and once he was comfortable, he fell asleep. COMFORTABLE means...

• being in comfort

• being within reach

• being able to apprach

• being able to carry